ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,628, issued on April 15, was assigned to ELTEK S.p.A. (Casale Monferrato, Italy).
"Hydraulic unit for dispensers of carbonated water" was invented by Massimo Bonanni (Casale Monferrato, Italy), Fabio Segalini (Casale Monferrato, Italy) and Gino Sibilia (Casale Monferrato, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hydraulic unit for a carbonation apparatus (2) having a carbonator (3) and a pump (10). The hydraulic unit (1) has a body made of polymeric material (20) defining a plurality of ducts (21-26), which comprise a duct (21) to convey water to the carbonator (3), a duct (22) to add a gas to the carbonator (3), and at least one duct to ...